Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said the construction of more water dams in Pakistan will help the country mitigate the impacts of climate change as well as increase its water storage capacity to irrigate barren lands.



Tending to a global conference on Pakistan's hydropower advancement held in Islamabad, the chief lamented that the past states couldn't have cared less with regards to building dams as a result of their nearsighted and political race centered arrangements.

"Since the 1960s, China, through its drawn out arranging, figured out how to fabricate 5,000 significant dams while Pakistan constructed just two," he said, adding had the hydropower capability of the nation been tapped, Pakistan wouldn't confront the increasing expense of power in view of costly imported fuel.

As per the head, the development of dams will likewise twofold the water stockpiling limit of Pakistan that will assist with flooding land in Dera Ismail Khan, Thar and Balochistan.

With the ascent in populace, Pakistan will require more agrarian land, Imran said, adding that, "we have land however we need water to inundate them."

"These dams will give water to develop the fruitless grounds," he added.

With respect to proposition of Minister for Water Resources Moonis Elahi for the development of the Kalabagh Dam, the PM recognized that Pakistan requires more water stockpiling limit and the actual site of Kalabagh is fitting for the dam.

Talking about the Kalabagh Dam project, Imran said the central government should persuade Sindhis that Kalabagh is "valuable for them".

"Without persuading them, the work on this task can't be begun," he said, calling the reservations against the undertaking a piece of "hostile to state purposeful publicity".

Imran said being the organization, the middle should bring all regions, which was the reason Sindhis should have been persuaded.

He additionally said the dam-building will prepare Pakistani architects in burrow innovation too, which could be utilized to support the travel industry through better network.

Imran likewise lauded the political insight of PML-Q pioneer Chaudhary Shujaat Hussain, saying the public authority had confidence in its associated party. He said the PTI was not worrying over the gatherings of the resistance and a potential no-trust vote as it has become "fight solidified" throughout recent years.

During the service, WAPDA Chairman Muzammil Hussain said the development of dams was focused on food and human security. He said work on the dams is being done with speed and precision